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Champion Marketing Group Supports National Charity, Builds New Community Partnerships Champion Marketing Group, Inc. working together with Cause Marketing Solutions, Inc. Contributes $3.5 Million to National Wheelchair Basketball Association, Attracts New Non-Profit Partners DEER PARK, NY Nov.19, 2007 – Champion Marketing Group, Inc. (CMG) along with Cause Marketing Solutions, Inc (CMS) is proud to announce that its continued support of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) has led to a new milestone in the company’s 6-year history. Contributing $3.5 million as of November, the partnership represents the largest donation from a corporate entity ever to be given to NWBA. Since the two joined forces in 2001, CMS along with CMG has generated significant community awareness for the association, which represents more than 200 teams throughout the U.S. and Canada. While CMG’s key business model continues to center around providing consumers with the best values on quality products and local services via their market-specific Community Savings Books, the organization has also chosen to donate a percentage of the proceeds of each sale directly to NWBA. In recent years, this sponsorship has accounted for approximately 47 percent of the NWBA’s annual budget. With nearly two decades of experience in the direct advertising realm, CMS and CMG make it possible for consumers to enjoy unmatched values on everything from their favorite restaurants to sports teams, while simultaneously giving back to the local community. By connecting respected advertising partners looking to enhance their visibility in the community with charities in need of additional revenue sources, CMS and CMG create a mutually profitable outcome for both businesses and non-profit organizations. In addition, to NWBA, CMS and CMG contribute to a myriad of local and national nonprofits, which includes a newly forged partnership with the U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foundation (www.uswoundedsoldiers.com). Through this partnership, the Foundation will now be able to tap into CMS’s proven marketing programs to continue its support of combat veterans that were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. “While building our core business through partnership with reputable advertisers throughout the country, we’re proud to also have been able to serve as partners with NWBA, The U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foundation and dozens of other important charities that positively impact the community,” said Paulo Frattini of the Cause Marketing Solutions. “Over the years our marketing programs have helped communities thrive, businesses excel and consumers gain access to activities they may not be able to enjoy otherwise. We look forward to expanding our partnership base by leaps and bounds in the years to come.” How It Works With Community Savings Book being distributed in more than 500 cities across the country, CMS professional Distributors, including Champion Marketing Group crew, reach millions of consumers directly at work and at home on behalf of well-known advertising partners, offering them a personalized invitation to visit local businesses. Meanwhile, CMS marketing programs provide value to local communities by giving consumers unmatched discounts on the products and services they already want and use, whether it’s heavily discounted tickets to a local hockey game or dinner out for the family. Unlike other coupon books which sell discounts broadly across multiple markets, CMS ensures that the offerings in their books are designed with individual communities in mind. This allows consumers to get the highest value for their money and have convenient access to each of the businesses included in the book. A snapshot of current advertising partners includes major restaurant brands like Pizza Hut and Papa John’s and major car care brands like Goodyear and Midas. The popular books create a one-of-a-kind advertising medium worth between $3,000 and $10,000 in free and discount offers with market-specific products and services, ultimately giving the customer an average of up to 50 percent in savings at local venues throughout the community. With an outstanding 95 percent advertiser return rate, CMS’s and CMG’s value offering continues to gain momentum in markets throughout the country with the support of both businesses and consumers nationwide. “Thanks to the support of organizations like CMS and CMG, we’re able to keep our organization thriving and expanding into the future,” said Todd Hatfield of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. “Through the sale of these savings books, we’re able to branch out into the community and connect with local businesses fro potential future partnerships and create awareness among men, women, and children across the country.”